Reply #74: Croatian Daily: Serbs, Croats executed by rebels in Libya

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=09&dd=13&nav_id=76364">Serbs, Croats executed by rebels in Libya

Zagreb-based Večernji List says that 12 Serbians, 9 Croatians, 11 Ukrainians and 10 Colombians were among those captured, and then shot and killed by the rebels, while other victims "were not identified".

The newspaper is quoting the rebels in Misrata who claim that "a group of foreign mercenaries" was inside "the security building" in the town's center - and that those who did not die in the fighting were "convicted on the spot".

"A bullet to the head and goodbye forever," a local rebel commander was quoted as saying, and then adding: "Those are murderers, not soldiers, they are people who are heartlessly killing for money."

In Belgrade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they had no information about Serbian citizens being executed.

There's no indication in the second-hand report on when the alleged executions took place, or why it's now being revealed. Many Tweets are now circulating w/ this headline, but all seem to be based on the initial Croatian report.